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COVID-19: SA death toll at 9,298: The death toll since the outbreak of the pandemic has now reached 9,298 in South Africa. READ: COVID-19 in SA: Mkhize warns of second surge The Eastern Cape recorded 135 deaths, 122 recorded in the …
Serial business robber sentenced to 25 years: A 36-year-old man was sentenced to 25 years imprisonment in the Durban Regional Court, on Friday, 31 July, for his involvement in a number of jewellery and retail store robberies. Thamsanqa Brian …
Despite infections surge, no ‘significant increase’ in deaths – Mkhize: “KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga and Limpopo have not yet peaked.” …
WHO deploys “surge” team to help South Africa stem Covid-19: The World Health Organisation has deployed a team of experts to help the government stem the coronavirus infections in South Africa. The country is one of the five countries most affected by the …
Five robbers found in possession of police uniform arrested, appear in Durban court: Police officers seized two firearms, cellphones, a police uniform and cash that were found in the suspects’ possession.
Hijackers take aim at hatches and sedans: The annual crime statistics announced by police minister Bheki Cele on July 31 revealed that 5,245 sedans or hatchbacks had been hijacked around the country between April 2019 and March 2020, with …
Don’t get complacent, there’s the threat of a second wave, warns Mkhize: In one of the most positive government statements about the Covid-19 crisis since it started in March, Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize is “cautiously optimistic” that the infection rates have …
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Quick Durban KwaZulu-Natal Fact: In June 2007 the KZN parliament passed the Prevention of Slums Bill in the Provincial Parliament. The Bill compels landowners to evict shackdwellers, on the threat of arrest and criminalises resistance to evictions. The provincial Department of Housing, that brought the Bill to the Provincial Parliament, has repeatedly stated that ‘the slums will be cleared by 2010 in KwaZulu-Natal’. The Bill has been heavily criticised by academics, human rights organisations and civil society. The shack dwellers’ movement Abahlali baseMjondolo is planning mass mobilising against the Bill and is also taking the matter to the Constitutional Court with support from a pro bono legal centre.
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